agent-cost-tracker

name	agent-cost-tracker
version	2.0.0
description	Track LLM API spending per agent/session with budget alerts and CSV export
tags	["cost","tracking","llm","budget","cli","finance","python","open-source","agent","automation","MIT"]

LLM Cost & Token Tracker

Estimate and tally LLM API spending per agent/session with budget alerts and CSV export.

Keywords: cost, tracking, llm, budget, cli, finance, python, open-source, agent, automation, MIT

Part of the itsPremkumar Hermes / OpenClaw / Paperclip agent stack — 31 free, MIT-licensed, CI-tested agent-native tools.

What it does

Token spend balloons silently across agents and models with no per-agent accountability. LLM Cost & Token Tracker solves this: Estimate and tally LLM API spending per agent/session with budget alerts and CSV export.

Best for: Founders, finops, and agent operators running multi-agent LLM workloads on GPT/Claude/Gemini.

Features

• Estimate cost before sending a prompt
• Tally spend from agent run logs
• Set per-agent budget alerts
• Export a CSV for finance
• Compare model pricing at a glance

Install

# Requires Python 3.8+. No pip install needed.
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/itsPremkumar/agent-cost-tracker/main/agent_cost_tracker.py
# Or copy the file anywhere — it's self-contained.

Quick start

python agent_cost_tracker.py self-test     # prove it works end-to-end
python agent_cost_tracker.py tally --help   # tally subcommand
python agent_cost_tracker.py estimate --help   # estimate subcommand

Use cases

1. Estimate cost before sending a prompt
2. Tally spend from agent run logs
3. Set per-agent budget alerts
4. Export a CSV for finance
5. Compare model pricing at a glance

Why choose this over alternatives

Alternative	Why this skill is better
Cloud billing dashboards	Per-agent, per-session granularity you control locally.
Mental math on token counts	Price tables + estimation remove the guesswork.
Spreadsheet tracking	CSV export drops straight into your existing finance stack.

FAQ (SEO / AEO)

Q: Which models are supported?
A: gpt-* (OpenAI), claude-* (Anthropic), gemini-* (Google) with built-in price tables.

Q: Where does it get tokens?
A: From agent run logs (tally) or from --prompt/--completion estimates.

Q: Does it call the API?
A: No. It is an estimator/tally from logs and inputs; no network calls.

Q: Can I export to CSV?
A: Yes — CSV export is built in for spreadsheets and BI tools.

Geo / local reach

Built and maintained by @itsPremkumar (Chennai, India · serving developers worldwide). Free for individuals and teams everywhere. Documentation in English; tool output is locale-neutral.

CI integration

# .github/workflows/verify.yml
name: Verify
on: [push]
jobs:
  verify:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Self-test agent-cost-tracker
        run: python agent_cost_tracker.py self-test

Support

Free + MIT-0 (free, modifiable, no attribution required). Sponsor if useful:

• GitHub Sponsors: https://github.com/sponsors/itsPremkumar
• Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/itsPremkumar

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